Trump says US could restart strikes on Iran Donald Trump has said the United States could resume military strikes on Iran, underscoring the fragility of the current pause in fighting. Speaking to reporters in West Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said there is a possibility Washington may restart attacks.
Iran presents 14-point plan to US to end war, Washington yet to respond Iran has put forward a 14-point proposal to the United States aimed at ending the war, according to the semi-official Tasnim News Agency. The move follows a reported nine-point plan from Washington, with both sides outlining competing approaches to a possible settlement. Tasnim said the US proposal called for a ceasefire with a two-month timeline, while Tehran is pushing for a faster resolution.
Israeli strike kills three in south Lebanon despite ceasefire An Israeli air strike has killed three people in southern Lebanon, according to National News Agency. The agency said the attack targeted the town of al-Sama’iya in the Tyre district, adding to a growing toll from continued Israeli bombardment. Israeli forces have kept up air strikes and artillery fire across Lebanon despite a 10-day ceasefire that came into force on April 17, 2026, and was later extended.
Chronic patients neglected in Lebanon as war strains healthcare, MSF doctor says A doctor with Medecins Sans Frontieres has warned that patients with chronic illnesses in southern Lebanon are going without treatment as hospitals divert resources to cope with mass displacement caused by Israeli attacks. Thienminh Dinh said medical facilities have shifted focus towards emergency care as more than 1. 6 million people have been forced from their homes.
Moscow will sell to Indonesia and Japan, as both countries seek a hedge against the closure of the Strait of Hormuz Russia will supply Indonesia and Japan with crude as both countries look for ways to weather the fuel crisis brought on by the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Israel accused of destroying Christian convent in Lebanon in latest attack on Christians Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Sat, 05/02/2026 - 21:23 Church leaders warn of growing pattern of Israeli attacks on Christian communities in Lebanon, Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories Cardinal Bechara al-Rai, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, prays behind an icon of the Virgin Mary with Child at a church at the predominantly-Christian village of Jdeidet Marjeyoun near the border with Israel in southern Lebanon on April 8, 2026. (AFP) Off A Catholic charity has condemned Israel after its forces destroyed a convent in southern Lebanon , in what it saidis as a deliberate attack on a place of worship. The French organisation L'Oeuvre d'Orient said Israeli troops demolished a convent belonging to the Salvatorian Sisters, a Greek Catholic religious order, in the village of Yaroun.
United States President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of around 5,000 American troops from Germany, a move that comes against the backdrop of growing tensions between Washington and its European allies over the war with Iran. According to Reuters, the decision follows a period of strained relations, particularly as negotiations aimed at ending the conflict have reached a deadlock.
Months into the US-Israel 'ceasefire', Gaza remains a scene of chaos and terror Submitted by Ghada Ageel on Wed, 04/29/2026 - 16:19 A child is killed on his way to a wedding, while those who survive face blocked crossings and collapsing hospitals as Israel's death reign continues with American backing Mourners weep beside the body of a child at a hospital in Gaza City after Israeli artillery struck homes near Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, killing a woman and her two children, on 25 April 2026 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP) Off The bomb struck the busy market area of al-Nafaq Street in broad daylight. Along that same street, three-year-old Yahya al-Malahi was leaving a relative's home with his father, dressed in new clothes for a wedding they were about to attend. They had been visiting to help prepare for the celebration.
Lebanese, US generals meet in Beirut to discuss security and ceasefire Lebanon’s army chief Rudolf Haykal has held talks with US General Joseph Clearfield in Beirut, focusing on the country’s security landscape and wider regional developments. According to a statement from the Lebanese army, the meeting addressed ongoing tensions and reviewed efforts to stabilise the situation on the ground. Clearfield leads a committee tasked with overseeing a US-backed ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah.
Gaza death toll rises Israeli attacks in Gaza have killed at least four people and wounded another 26 in the last 24 hours, the enclave's ministry of health is reporting. It added in a statement that the bodies of three people killed in previous attacks had also been recovered. The latest figures bring the overall toll of people killed by Israel in Gaza since October 2023 to at least 72,608, with 172,445 wounded.
Lebanese health officials: 2,659 killed by Israel since 2 March Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed at least 2,659 people since it launched its fresh offensive on 2 March, the Emergency Operations Center of the country's Ministry of Public Health said on Saturday. The centre added in a statement that another 8,183 people have been wounded in the onslaught.
What exactly is white phosphorus and why is it controversial? Submitted by Daniel Tester on Sat, 05/02/2026 - 14:10 Israel has used the deadly munition extensively in Lebanon and Gaza amid condemnation from human rights monitors An explosion of what appears to be white phosphorus during an Israeli army attack in south Lebanon on 30 April 2026 (Reuters) On Israel has been accused this week of again using white phosphorous in southern Lebanon , firing shells near towns and villages. Human rights monitors say such operations constitute indiscriminate attacks that violate international humanitarian law.
What exactly is white phosphorus and why is it controversial? Submitted by Daniel Tester on Sat, 05/02/2026 - 14:10 Israel has used the deadly munition extensively in Lebanon and Gaza amid condemnation from human rights monitors An explosion of what appears to be white phosphorus during an Israeli army attack in south Lebanon on 30 April 2026 (Reuters) On Israel has been accused this week of again using white phosphorus in southern Lebanon , firing shells near towns and villages. Human rights monitors say such operations constitute indiscriminate attacks that violate international humanitarian law.
Oil tanker hijacked off coast of Yemen, says coast guard Yemen’s coast guard said on Saturday that the M/T EUREKA oil tanker had been hijacked off the coast of Shabwa province by unidentified armed men who boarded the vessel, seized control and steered it towards the Gulf of Aden in the direction of Somali waters. The coast guard added that the tanker’s location had been identified and efforts were under way to track it, take necessary measures to recover it and ensure the safety of its crew, Reuters reported.
Iran is facing accusations of supplying attack drones to Sudan’s army as the country’s civil war enters its fourth year, with US officials and analysts warning that drone strikes are increasingly hitting civilians, hospitals, schools and aid operations, Fox News reported.
UAE says air traffic back to normal as measures lifted The UAE's aviation authority said air traffic in the country has returned to normal, the state news agency reported on Saturday, after precautionary measures implemented on 28 February at the start of the war on Iran were lifted. The decision followed a comprehensive assessment of operational and security conditions in coordination with relevant entities, the General Civil Aviation Authority said.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian students and researchers say the US-Israeli war of aggression has failed to stop the country’s scientific advancement, stressing that the path of research and technological development will continue despite the destruction caused by attacks on academic facilities.
Israeli strike on southern Lebanese village kills three At least three people have been killed in an Israeli strike on the village of Louaizeh in southern Lebanon, the country's National News Agency is reporting. The latest deaths bring the toll of people killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Saturday to at least seven people.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson strongly condemned a terrorist attack in the Sayyida Zaynab area of Damascus that resulted in the killing of Farhan Hassan al-Mansour, a Shiite scholar and the Friday prayer preacher at the shrine of Sayyida Zaynab (SA).
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 2 (ANI): Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, Representative of Iran's Supreme Leader in India, called for a stop to the West Asia war saying everyone in the region was suffering. Ilahi, while speaking at a press conference, called on all nations to ask the US and Israel to stop the war and then everything would go back to normal. 'We need fairness and justice.
